There are 10 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2005 Ford Freestar in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD A DENT AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO RUB AGAINST THE TIRE. THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
I HAVE A 2005 FREESTAR SPORT VAN. WHEN IT IS RELATIVELY HOT OUTSIDE AND I'VE DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO, THERE IS THIS LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY VAN. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND GETS LOUDER WITH TIME TRAVELED. I'VE TAKEN THIS VAN BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS SAYING THAT THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T CHANGE, THE SQUEALING KEPT COMING. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE HAD DONE SOME FORM OF RESEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET AND THINKS IT COULD BE THE WHEEL BEARING. WHAT A SCARE THIS IS!!!!! HAS ANYONE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM?? THE GARAGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I CAN BRING IT IN WHILE IT IS STILL SQUEALING SO THEY CAN TAKE IT FOR A ROADTEST. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THIS VAN FROM A REPUTABLE GARAGE IN CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO. I'M SCARED TO GO ANYWHERE WITH IT ESPECIALLY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VAN WHEN WE GO ON HOLIDAYS. IS THERE A GREAT CONCERN HERE????----------PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK WITH SOME INFO TO [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FRONT HUB WHINING ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. *TR
AT 66,000 MILES MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN DEVELOPED A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT STARTED ONLY WHEN VAN HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR SOME DISTANCE BUT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. TOOK TO A SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEARING FAILURE IN BOTH FRONT HUBS SIMULTANEOUSLY. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ($775). *TR
FORD FREESTAR 2005. THE RADIO FLASHES PHONE AND RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY. IT WAS REPLACED BY FORD, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. NEXT, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 71,000. THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART INTERNALLY AND SENT METAL THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYING IT. WHEN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY FORD, THEY FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS CV JOINT WAS BAD. WE CHANGED THE CV JOINT/ TRANS AXLE COMBO, IT IS NOW BAD AGAIN. *LN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE WIPERS PERMANENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 2/24/2006 - THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO GREASE IN THE BEARING FITTINGS. *NM
DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT VIBRATION PROBLEMS. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND VEHICLE SHUTTERED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALER CHANGED THE ROTORS TWICE AND CHANGED THE TIRES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR 17 DAYS. THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE SEEMED TO THINK THAT WAS THE TIRES. CONSUMER WAS SUPPOSE TO PICK UP THE CAR BUT WAS HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE TIRE PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
SUSPENSION SHOOK AT 60 MPH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES AFTER HITTING BUMPS. VIBRATION CAUSES HEAD RESTS TO EXTEND AT TIMES. *TC
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